Garrett v. STANDARD FIRE INS. CO., ETC.

541 S.W.2d 635 (1976)

Charles D. GARRETT, d/b/a Charlie's Drive-Through, Appellant,

v.

STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, Appellee.

No. 7840.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

July 29, 1976.

Rehearing Denied August 19, 1976.

James W. Mehaffy, Jr., Beaumont, for appellant.

Dale Dowell, Beaumont, Osborne J. Dykes, III, Houston, for appellee.

KEITH, Justice.

Plaintiff below appeals from an adverse judgment rendered in his suit to recover on a policy of fire insurance. The defendant insurer interposed several policy defenses including arson and the jury verdict was adverse to…